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Friends Creek Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,450 and it contained 601 housing units.[2]

Friends Creek Township
Township
Location in Macon County
Macon County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macon
Settlement	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	49.3 sq mi (128 km2)
• Land	49.29 sq mi (127.7 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,393
• Density	29.4/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-115-27988

Cities and towns

• Argenta
• Newburg

Adjacent townships

• Creek Township, DeWitt County (north)
• Nixon Township, DeWitt County (north)
• Goose Creek Township, Piatt County (northeast)
• Willow Branch Township, Piatt County (east and southeast)
• Whitmore Township (south)
• Hickory Point Township (southwest)
• Maroa Township (west)
• Texas Township, DeWitt County (northwest)

Geography

Friends Creek Township is the home of the Friends Creek Conservation Area, a 616-acre county conservation area that is the largest park physically located in the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.3 square miles (128 km²), of which 49.29 square miles (127.7 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.02%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	1,393	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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